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Fred CRivera, done? Wow, that ERA really stunk. I think Mariano has a few good years left. It'd be interesting to see Joba in the closers role but I think it'd be a little short sighted for the Yanks to do something like that. Let Joba pull a year or two as the main set up guy. He will get hammered and how he handles the beating will determine just how good a closer he will be. Sure Trevor Hoffman's little meltdown at the end of the season was poor timing (and not planned by Trevor) but that doesn't make him a wash out. Trevor's strength is in his ability to bounce back from the occassional poor outing. He'll be back next year, just like Mariano should be for the Yankees. Mariano is tried, true and tested.
Now how about A-rod those first two games? A couple of bad days doesn't make a season. He still has a chance to turn it around. He's still DANGEROUS when he's in the batters box.